1. Effendi Muara Sakti Simbolon was born on 1 December 1964 and is an independent Indonesian politician who has been a member of the People's Representative Council since 2004.
17 Facts About Effendi Simbolon
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Effendi Simbolon served as a member of PDI-P from 2004 until his dismissal in 2024.
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Effendi Simbolon was born in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan on 1 December 1964.
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Effendi Simbolon received elementary education in Banjarbaru, before moving to Jakarta where he studied in a state-funded middle school.
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Effendi Simbolon is of Batak descent, and is the chairman of the Effendi Simbolon clan's association.
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Effendi Simbolon was first elected into the People's Representative Council following the 2004 legislative election.
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Effendi Simbolon was reelected in the 2009 legislative election after winning 59,718 votes.
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Effendi Simbolon was part of committee investigating the bailout of Bank Century, and called for the resignation of vice president Boediono, in addition to the firing of involved ministers including Finance Minister Sri Mulyani.
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Later in his term, Effendi Simbolon ran in North Sumatra's 2013 gubernatorial election, but lost.
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Effendi Simbolon became a member of the body's first commission, which handles defences and foreign relations.
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Early into new president Joko Widodo's tenure, Effendi Simbolon attacked a policy removing fuel subsidies, despite threats of being sanctioned by his own party.
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Effendi Simbolon remarked that Widodo's government was "turbulent", and "did not have a clear system".
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Effendi Simbolon commented then that Widodo will be impeached "within months".
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Effendi Simbolon again called for Widodo to resign in September 2015 for economic issues and the declining value of the Indonesian rupiah.
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Effendi Simbolon openly disagreed with Widodo's decision to grant amnesty to Acehnese rebel leader Din Minimi in 2016.
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However, in 2017, Effendi Simbolon praised Widodo's government, though he added that the Widodo administration's actions then were different compared to its first two years.
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Effendi Simbolon was dismissed from PDI-P on December 1,2024, for endorsing Ridwan Kamil in the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election and for meeting former Indonesian President Joko Widodo.